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The cold evening air was thick with particulates which made for a rosy red sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kris, Seamus & I drove west toward Safe Harbor, since I thought there might be some opporunties to silhouette the former Pennsylvania Railroad trestles against the raspberry sky. On the way we passed some deer by the side of the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was in luck and the sky was lit with shades of magenta and violet when we arrived. To make the most of the light, I set my white balance to ‘daylight’ rather than ‘auto’, since the latter has the tendency to neutralize the reddish tones of sunset, which would have countered the effect I was trying to capture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to a selection of digital photos, I also exposed a few Ektachrome slides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I kept wondering what it would have been like to catch a pair of PRR P5 electrics grinding across the bridge in silhouette with a heavy freight. Perhaps, someone, somewhere had the same idea as me, but back in the day when P5s ruled the line! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No P5s for me; not even a couple of ten-speed bicycles\u2014which about as good as it gets on the Low-Grade these days! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light chases Sunsets!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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